网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 living
释义 living
adjective
uk /ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/ us /ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/

livingadjective (HAVING LIFE)


B2
alive now: 活着的,在世的;现存的
living organisms活(的生物)体
He is probably the best-known living architect.他很可能是目前健在的最著名的建筑师。
Don't all living creatures have certain rights?难道不是一切生物都具有某些权利吗?
Water is essential for/to living things.水对于生物来说是必不可少的。
All living things are interdependent.所有的生物都是互相依存的。
She would never harm another living creature.
They are hoping to discover living organisms in the soil.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Life and living
alive
animate
blue zone
borrow
cheat
cheat deathidiom
cradle
draw breathphrase
immortal
last
last out
life course
life cycle
life expectancy
raise someone from the deadidiom
revenant
social calendar
social life
stay alive
year

livingadjective (CONTINUING)


still existing: 留下来的,依然存在的
The pyramids are a living monument to the skill of their builders.金字塔是其建造者高超技艺的传世纪念碑。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Existing and being
account for something
alive
be
be a thingidiom
been
estate
existent
existential
existentially
extant
force
found
run
self-existence
self-existent
speckle
spring up
stand
they're
thing
living
noun
uk /ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/ us /ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/

livingnoun (MONEY)


B2[ C ]
the money that you earn from your job: 收入;生计
What do you do for a living? (= What is your job?)你靠什么谋生?
I mean, I don't like my job but at least it's a living (= a way of earning money).我的意思是,我虽然不喜欢自己的工作,但它起码是一种谋生手段。
See also
livelihood
 make a living
to earn enough money to buy the things you need: 谋生
Everyone has to make a living.每个人都要谋生。
[ C ]old-fashioned
in the Church of England, the job, given to a priest, of being in charge of a particular area(英格兰圣公会的)牧师职位
You can't expect to earn a living from your painting.
Most artists find it almost impossible to make a living from art alone.多数艺术家发现几乎不可能只靠艺术谋生。
He managed to eke out a living one summer by selling drinks on a beach.
They made a living hustling stolen goods on the streets.他们靠在街上兜售赃物为生。
How do you make a living as a painter?你当画家如何谋生?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Earning money
assessable
bank
base pay
basic
basic income
disposable income
hand over fistidiom
in arrearsidiom
killing
make an honest livingidiom
performance-related
pro bono
pro rata
profit from something
prorate
pull
raise
retainer
revenue
sick pay

livingnoun (WAY OF LIFE)


[ U ]
the way in which you live your life: 生活(方式)
country/healthy living乡村/健康的生活方式
See also
cost of living
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Lifestyles & their study
anthropogenic
anthropological
anthropologically
anthropologist
anthropology
cultural
cultural critic
cultural criticism
cultural diffusion
cultural ecology
ethnological
ethnologically
ethnologist
ethnology
sociocultural
socioculturally
sub-trend
superorganic
the global village
trend

livingnoun (PEOPLE)


 the living[ plural ]
people who are still alive: 生者,活着的人
On this anniversary of the tragedy we remember the living as well as the dead.在那场悲剧的周年纪念之际,我们既要缅怀死者也不能忘记生者。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Life and living
alive
animate
blue zone
borrow
cheat
cheat deathidiom
cradle
draw breathphrase
immortal
last
last out
life course
life cycle
life expectancy
raise someone from the deadidiom
revenant
social calendar
social life
stay alive
year

living | American Dictionary


living
plural noun
us/ˈlɪv·ɪŋ/

livingplural noun (PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIFE)


people who are still alive:
On this anniversary of the tragedy we remember the living as well as the dead.
living
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈlɪv·ɪŋ/

livingadjective[not gradable] (HAVING LIFE)


Living is also used in some expressions to make them stronger:
He’s the living image of his father (= looks exactly like his father).
living
noun[ C ]
us/ˈlɪv·ɪŋ/

livingnoun[C] (STAYING ALIVE)


the way you earn money; your job:
What do you do for a living?
She’s not happy working at the hospital but at least it’s a living.

living | Business English


living
noun
uk /ˈlɪvɪŋ/us
[ S ]
the money you earn from the work you do:
He earns a living as an IT consultant.
More people are looking at alternative ways of making a living.
a good/comfortable/modest livingHe took a job in the City because he couldn't make a good living out of his writing.
 do sth for a living
to do something as your job or a way of making money:
What does he do for a living?
She writes a financial column for a living.
[ U ]
the way in which you live your life:
living conditions/standardsThe investment poured into the region over the last 20 years has done much to improve living standards.
Wages tend to be higher in the south, but so are living costs.
daily/everyday/day-to-day livingThe economic downturn has seen people struggle with the basic costs of day-to-day living.
ethical/green/modern living
rural/urban/city living

See also


cost of living
standard of living
随便看

 

反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2005-2024 fscai.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2024/12/23 3:33:12